Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up
Moth-eaten and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moth-eaten" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Moth-eaten
Moth-eaten adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a man who's been wearing the same moth-eaten clothes for decades
Down-at-the-heels and moth-eaten are semantically related. You can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective phrase "Moth-eaten".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and moth-eaten
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and moth-eaten
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and moth-eaten
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and moth-eaten
- sleazy and down-at-the-heels
- sleazy and moth-eaten
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and moth-eaten
- decrepit and down-at-the-heels
- decrepit and moth-eaten
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